My only sighting of bushpig in the KNP was in May of 2003 - a sounder of them were foraging at the 4-way junction barely a kilometer from Skukuza's main gate, just a couple of minutes before the gates closed

Wildman wrote:Bushpig in the KNP have always eluded my glimpses. They are mostly nocturnal but are seen in the day from time to time. I have seen several photographs but never the real deal...(I know that famous wildlife photographer Nigel Dennis has taken some really good photos.)

Rumours have it that the Pafuri region and Biyamiti are good areas to see them.Are there any comments regarding bushpigs and sightings of them in the KNP?

Seen two together on the Olifants/Letaba River Road... very pretty reddish colour with whittish facial hair.

I agree. I've been on about five night drives in my life, never saw one. The problem with a night drive is one might not see them in their full clarity.
I know the Nature's Valley (Part of Tsitsikamma National Park) has a very healthy, almost menacing population (at night) and often cause trouble around the garbage cans at night; would love to see a completely wild one though, especially in KNP.

I recently came back from doing the Eco Training practical in the Makuleke Concession and can tell you that we had some fantastic sightings of bushpig. If I can recall correctly, i had 31 separate sightings in the 28 days I spent there...thats only because there was one male bushpig that is a camp resident. We saw him every night around camp. We also had three other sightings on our drives and walks. They were all seen close to the Limpopo River.

No, it was late evening & Bushpig are very aggresive to bright light at night, it was making loud aggresive noises, the best place to photograph them is at Crooks Corner, since Bushpig are very rare, you'll be very lucky to even see one at Crooks Corner.